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River Protection Working Group Public Process Phases (firs' draft, 11/607) Phase One — Getting Started (emphasize no decisions/recommendations will be made in this phase) Y Introductions • Overview of a map of the rivers/streams in the region (use as a warm up activity— 'ground'participants in the region's rivers and streams) • River Protection Working Group: history, purpose, work products, members, relationship to USFS/BLM Management Plan and Government Roundtable, etc. (emphasize 2 broad objectives) • Tone Setting: a) collaboration; b) real community/ public involvement and process (this is nota 'one deal; c) consensus building; d) avoiding position-aking and polarization; and e) everyone is welcome • Process and Meeting(s) Parameters: (seek input and get consensus —present this as 'proposed') • relay reasons for convening, process "road map", hopeful outcomes; • explain scope and format for the meetings/process; • explain reasoning for stakeholders' invitations and determine additional invitees; • relay participant expectations and develop group ground rules; • give definition of consensus and how it will be used; and • check out how the group fee/s about the above points and move on from there. • Hand out content information on Selected Stream/River including a two-page Fact sheet with a map. Refer participants to a Web Site for a lot more information (sweep minutes, CDWR data, etc.) y Handout content piece on various available protections for Selected River/Streams (emphasize no decisions or recommendations being made yet -- this step is to educate on tools available) (ask participants to study this information before the next meeting) • Re-emphasize role of the RPW in "guiding"the process not driving it • Public comment Wrap up, summarize, evaluate (determine if there is a general acceptance on the part of invited stakeholders to engage /n this process, commit to it, help shape it, and see it through) 1